Imagine a day spent exploring the breathtaking scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. Return to the warmth and comfort of a classic Edwardian country house overlooking magnificent Wensleydale. Enjoy delicious Yorkshire cooking and fine wines before unwinding by the log fire! If this sounds like a perfect day, then why not treat yourself to one of our special Bargain Breaks. There's just one small catch - you must stay at least two nights. (It's a hard life!). Sorry, we are currently updating our Bargain Breaks. Please to ask for details of our current special offers. Christmas in the Yorkshire Dales at Stone House. We have not yet finalised our programme for Christmas 2008. We leave our programme for 2007 here to whet your appetite. Christmas at Stone House is very special. Every year we hold a House Party when we welcome guests who have been staying with us for many years, as well as those for whom a Stone House Christmas is a new experience. Below is our programme for Christmas House Party 2007. Arrive at your leisure and settle in to your ensuite accommodation. Enjoy Afternoon Tea served from the dining room. Welcome Champagne Reception with Christmas Carols from the Hardraw Church Choir. Festive Candlelit Dinner with music from harpist Katie Waters. Wake up to Christmas and enjoy a leisurely breakfast from the Continental Breakfast.. Relax and enjoy the Stone House traditional Christmas Luncheon with specially selected wines. The pure self-indulgence continues with a Christmas Night Supper. Mr Crallan's Edwardian Country House Breakfast. Optional guided walk or car treasure hunt. Enjoy our mulled wine and savouries, served in the bar. Luxury Black tie Dinner, Music Dancing with our Jazz Band. Full Yorkshire Breakfast. Carving Buffet followed by A Night at The Races. Farewell Yorkshire Breakfast. £550 per person (Standard Rooms). £560 per person (Superior Standard Rooms). £570 per person (Conservatory Rooms). £575 per person (Four Poster Suites). £50 deposit per person, please. Cancellation insurance recommended. All prices are inclusive of VAT. Why not extend your Christmas break? will apply for additional nights. We are open from 22 to 29 December inclusive. New Year in the Yorkshire Dales at Stone House. We have not yet finalised our programme for New Year 2008/2009. We leave our programme for 2007/2008 here to whet your appetite. Programme for 2007/2008. New Year is also a rather special time at Stone House. Below is the programme for our New Year House Party 2007/2008. Arrive at your leisure and check in. Welcome Champagne Reception. Candlelit Dinner with music by harpist, Georgina Wells. Full Dales Breakfast. Pirates of The Caribbean Fancy Dress Party, Complimentary Bar, Carving Buffet, Stand-up Comedian Scott Clarkson, Disco, and dancing until late. 10.30 am to 11.30 am. Mr Crallan's Edwardian Country House Brunch. Cocktails and Canapes in the Bar. Luxury 5-course Black Tie Dinner, Race Night and live Jazz! £545 per person (Standard Rooms). £550 per person (Superior Standard Rooms). £555 per person (Conservatory Rooms). £560 per person (Four Poster Suites). £50 deposit per person, please. Cancellation insurance recommended. All prices are inclusive of VAT. will apply for additional nights (28 29 December)

Health Beauty ~ Yorkshire Dales Pamper Breaks. Treat your loved one - Pamper Vouchers available. Relax ~ Renew ~ Revitalise: Mind, Body Spirit. Open now at Stone House Hotel - Ginger Tree Health Beauty offers a range of treatments designed to relax, renew and revitalise the mind, body and spirit! Kathy Scott BA, LCCH, MARH, MFHT offers the following relaxing treatments and therapies to hotel guests: Facials (Holistic, La Stone Deep Cleansing). Aromatherapy Massage. We also offer Half Day Beauty Spa Treatments - choose a massage and two beauty treatments for the ultimate feel-good factor! Where possible, treatments use products that are not tested on animals, are organic, or avoid the use of petrochemical based ingredients. Our new treatment room is available in the hotel and if you wish to discuss treatments and appointments then please phone Ginger Tree on (01969) 667828. A full list of treatments and prices is shown below. Hotel reservations can be made on (01969) 667571. Ginger Tree Health Beauty Price List 2008 full body (1hr 15mins) back, neck shoulder (45mins). Hot stone massage (1hr 30mins). 1hr 20mins with foot spa. Indian Head Massage (40mins). Hopi Ear Candling (35mins). Holistic facial (1hr). La stone facial (1hr 15mins). Deep cleansing facial (1hr). Fingertip Facelift facial-------------------------------------- £52.00. Paraffin Wax Treatment. Makeup Consultation using Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics. Weary Walkers Package: Foot Spa, Legs, Feet and Back Massage. A massage and two beauty treatments of your choice, including light lunch or afternoon tea. Retail Products for Health Beauty. Mother Earth and Natural Elements organic skincare products. Jane Iredale mineral makeup. For the ultimate in relaxation our Pamper Breaks are the perfect antidote to a stressful life. Combine a relaxing short break with the selected treatments of your choice. Contact Stone House Hotel for prices and availability and we'll tailor-make a package especially for you: +44 (0)1969 667571.

Special Interest and Activity Breaks and Holidays in the Yorkshire Dales. During the Spring and Autumn months we host a variety of short courses here at the Stone House. The aim of each course is to combine a relaxing short break with the opportunity of learning or improving a hobby or interest. The following courses have been planned. Please note: All our Special Interest Breaks become fully booked very quickly, so please reserve your place early to avoid disappointment. Please ring reception for prices, dates and availability. An Introduction to the relaxing art of Malt Whisky Drinking. Wine Tasting Courses. Watercolour Painting Courses. Oil Painting Courses. An Introduction to the Art of Fly-fishing. Photography Workshops. Relax and Rejuvenate. Each course will be approximately three days and will usually commence on a Sunday. The price will differ for each course but will include dinner, bed and breakfast, tutor fees and all materials unless otherwise stated. For details of dates, prices and course content, please contact us. If you have any ideas for other courses that you may be interested in, please let us know. The Relaxing Art of Malt Whisky Tasting: from £225 per person Sunday 24th Monday 25th February 2008 and Sunday 9th Monday 10th November 2008. Imagine a rejuvenating break in magnificent Wensleydale whilst at the same time learning and enjoying the relaxing art of Malt Whisky drinking! If the idea seems like heaven, then why not book your place on our next introduction to whisky tasting at the Stone House Hotel, comprising of ten classic malt whiskies over two nights. The evenings will be hosted by a keen whisky drinker of some experience who will guide you through the malts with their various differences and complexities, the history and manufacture of malt whisky and the best way of getting the most from tasting them. There will also be the odd anecdote and light-hearted fact along the way! The price will include: two nights' dinner, bed and full Dales breakfast four-course dinner with coffee, ten malt whiskies. £225 - standard rooms. £230 - conservatory rooms. £235 - four-poster rooms. This course would also make an ideal Christmas/Birthday gift for friends or relatives. Why not buy a voucher online or from reception to make a stylish gift with a difference! If you wish to bring along your partner and they do not wish to participate in the course but would like to join you for a relaxing break, then our normal. Host Profile: Phil Lindsey A resident of West Yorkshire, Phil is not so much a text book expert as an enthusiast of malt whiskies! In the field of malt whiskies he is widely drunk (if that is the correct term) and has a wide experience of alcoholic beer and wine making. Phil's association with the Stone House Hotel began back in 1996 when the hotel was the honeymoon destination for Phil and his wife. For availability please ring reception on 01969 667571. (+44 1969 667571 from outside the UK). Watercolour, Oil Painting Sketching Courses in the Yorkshire Dales: from £320 per person Next course: dates to be confirmed. The stunning landscape and colours of the Yorkshire Dales have inspired artists for hundreds of years. Stone House Hotel is teaming up with local artist, Moira Metcalfe, to offer guests the opportunity of capturing this natural beauty on paper whilst enjoying a relaxing short break in magnificent Wensleydale. The three-day course will cover drawing, sketching and painting using watercolour. The aim is to have an enjoyable experience and hopefully achieve a degree of progress. The course will be suitable for all levels of ability, particularly beginners. It will not necessarily be aimed at producing a finished painting by the end of the three days, but rather to leave the participants with enough encouragement, confidence and groundwork to go away and continue with the work done on the course. Whenever the weather permits, the classes will be taken outside to work directly from nature and the stunning Wensleydale scenery. Moira also has a private studio that can accommodate up to ten artists. Check into your ensuite accommodation any time after 1pm on the Sunday and enjoy all the comforts the Stone House has to offer. Moira will then meet you and discuss the course over a delicious 4-course dinner. three nights' dinner, bed and breakfast a packed lunch on the three painting days exclusive use of the studio. £320 - standard rooms. £330 - conservatory rooms. £340 - four poster rooms. Please note: all artists will be required to bring their own materials. This course would also make an ideal gift for friends or relatives. Why not. Host Profile: Moira Metcalfe Pre-Diploma - 1 year, York Art College BA (Hons) in Fine Art - North Staffs Polytechnic - completed 1976 1976-80 - Freelance Artist/running a small handknitting design company 1980-85 - Part-time craft fair work, marriage and raising three children 1985 - Full-time Artist specialising in watercolours on silk, pastel and pencil work, selling though galleries and exhibitions 1995 - Opened own gallery in Appersett in conjunction with private teaching and submitting work to exhibitions. Oil Painting Courses in the Yorkshire Dales: from £320 per person Next course: dates to be confirmed. The stunning landscape and colours of the Yorkshire Dales have inspired artists for hundreds of years. Stone House Hotel is teaming up with local artist, Moira Metcalfe, to offer guests the opportunity of capturing this natural beauty whilst enjoying a relaxing short break in magnificent Wensleydale. The three-day course will cover drawing, sketching and painting using oil paints. The aim is to have an enjoyable experience and hopefully achieve a degree of progress. The course will be suitable for all levels of ability, particularly beginners. It will not necessarily be aimed at producing a finished painting by the end of the three days, but rather to leave the participants with enough encouragement, confidence and groundwork to go away and continue with the work done on the course. Wine Tasting in the Yorkshire Dales: From £345 Next tasting: Sunday 9th March 2008 - 3 NIGHTS. A look at Riesling and Pinot Noir from around the World. Riesling is so often misunderstood this will restore your faith. Pinot Noir is the wine makers nightmare grape but they can be successful. A look at wines from Spain, Chile and Argentina. 6 vintages of Warden Vineyard English Wine. 6 vintages of Chateau Coutet Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. There will be wines from the evenings themes with dinner. The cost will be: (per person) four poster rooms : £395.00 conservatory rooms : £385.00 superior standard : £375.00 standard room : £365.00. Three nights' dinner, bed and full Dales breakfast. All tasting wines and wines with dinner. Wine tuition from Mr Derek Smedley, who has 40 years' experience in the wine trade and some 30 years as a Master of Wine. Derek will be happy to answer any questions on wine during the three days. This break would also make an ideal Christmas/Birthday gift for friends or relatives. Why not. An Introduction to the Art of Fly-fishing - courses in the Yorkshire Dales - from £395 per person 18, 19 20 May 2008. This course is intended for people with no or very little current experience of the art and craft of fly-fishing. It will be practically based and the emphasis will be firmly upon exploring the relaxation and enjoyment associated with the sport. We will cover all basic aspects of fly fishing including: First catch of the day. Practical fishing skills. Environmental factors. Here in upper Wensleydale, we have access to a small, secluded still water fishery and to the beautiful river Ure. Both these venues may feature in our fishing programme. All equipment will be provided. If you can beg or borrow a pair of waders, that would be ideal; failing that, bring your wellies. This course will be led by Roger Beck of. Beckfisher Fly-fishing School. Roger is a qualified...